Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus

xiaomi redmi note 4 vs motorola moto g5 plus

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and Moto G5 Plus both are mid-range android phones. Redmi Note 4  was launched back in September last year where as Moto G5 Plus was launched at MWC 2017. Now here we are comparing both the device. So main difference in Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 VS Moto G5 Plus is its Operating system and Camera. In Moto G5 Plus you will get Stock Android experience, Whereas on Xaomi Redmi Note 4 you will get the Xiaomi’s own user interface EMUI over Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. Although it will be upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat.

Coming to Camera Moto G5 Plus is packed with 12MP, f/1.7, 1.4-micron pixels, dual AF pixels. Its the same camera which is being used in Galaxy S7. On the Other hand Xaomi Redmi Note 4 has a 13 megapixel, f/2.0 primary camera. Although it has more megapixels but still Moto G5 Plus camera capture better photos than J7 Prime. Coming to the Battery Redmi Note 4 wins the race as it has 4000 mAh battery and Moto G5 Plus has 3000 mAh Battery. Moreover Redmi Note 4 has more options to choose from. But Still on the basis of features and specs we think both the phones have their own specialties.

But when we come to price section, Moto G5 Plus higher end variant is priced at ₹16,999($264) and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Higher end variant is priced at ₹12,999($202). Which means if you buy Redmi NOte 4 you will save your ₹4000($62). So now if you want the value for your money, we think you should buy Redmi Note 4.

You can also see the specs Comparison Below.

Network

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Design

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  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar Bar
  • Dimensions
    151 x 76 x 8.4 mm (5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 in) 150.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm (5.91 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
  • Weight
    175 g (6.17 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
  • Waterproof
    -
  • Colors
    Silver, Gray, Gold Lunar Grey, Fine Gold

Display

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  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • Size
    5.5 inches 5.2 inches
  • Resolution
    1080 x 1920 pixels 1080 x 1920 pixels
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    16M colors 16M colors
  • Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
    401 ppi pixel density 424 ppi
  • Touch Screen
    Yes Multitouch
  • Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    - Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Features
    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
    Browser HTML5
    Java No
    - Fast battery charging
    - XviD/MP4/H.265 player
    - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
    - Photo/video editor
    - Document viewer
    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
    Browser HTML5
    Java No
    - Fast battery charging
    - MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player
    - MP4/H.264 player
    - Photo/video editor
    - Document viewer

Software

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  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
  • Skin UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
    -

Hardware

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  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    octa-core 2.0GHz Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 506
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    2 GB/ 3 GB/ 4GB RAM 2 GB/4GB RAM
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    32 GB/64 GB 64 GB
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    up to 256 GB up to 256 GB
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Camera

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  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    13 MP 12 MP
  • Video
    1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
  • Camera Features
    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, auto-HDR, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

Battery

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  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    4100 mAh battery 3000 mAh
  • Standby Standby Time is the total amount of time that you can leave your is fully charged, turned on and ready to send and receive calls or data transmissions before completely discharging the battery.
    -

Connectivity

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  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • USB
    microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • Headphone Jack